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Church players.
- Thread starter Blass702
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I've used several different ones. What I have now is a Peavey Cirrus and a Schecter Stiletto Extreme.
I tone the Cirrus for the more upbeat punchy songs and the Schecter for the more mellow offering/altar call type songs.
I've been using mostly Rickenbackers for the upbeat punch as well.
Jack
I think most would say an active fiver, but I've successfully used a bunch of different basses at church. Right now I'm using the MM pickup that I installed on my Ibanez BTB fiver to get a tone that cuts through without filling too much or being too boomy. I've used G&L L2000/L2500 Tributes with great results as well. Anything can be used, it just depends on the tone your sound guy is looking for.
It would be helpful to know which style you play. Urban Gospel? Worship Team? Christcore?
I play Christian contemporary (Hillsong, Crowder, Tomlin etc,.)
and so far all my basses fit fine
and so far all my basses fit fine
fretless works pretty good for some of the slow songs and a couple where it's just bass and vioce (Hossanna for example). Otherwise it's fiver or the Ric depending on keys we're in.
some folks say an active 5 does the trick. For my P&W band, I've had good experiences with Lakland 5502s and 4402s, and now I'm strictly using my Tony Franklin P fretless for everything, with good results.
In the end, as usual - it's the player, not the instrument. As long as it's not a total piece of junk, then any bass will be fine for church music.
In the end, as usual - it's the player, not the instrument. As long as it's not a total piece of junk, then any bass will be fine for church music.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f28/praise-worship-band-bassists-club-part-12-a-745616/
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Welcome to the Forums
Everything mentioned above can fit; the key is "fit." The bass, the system you plug into and your playing style have to fit with the rest of the musicians. Our regular bassist brings whatever he feels like on Sundays - yes, he has more than one bass - and he still fits and he still sounds good. Understand, at the various churches I attend or visit the bass tends to be the dominant instrument in the music section by design so you'll see a lot of different instruments but mostly active 5-string basses to hit those reverse turnarounds and bottom-dwelling runs.
I play for central christian church out of las Vegas. We play hillsong, Tomlin, passion band, our own stuff, etc.
Although I like 4 string as well, a good 5 string jazz type is better overall. Lakland Skyline Joe Osborne 5 is a good choice, Fender 5 strings have too fat of necks (IMHO-had one). The reason is that some of the newer songs are in Ab, Eb, etc. and it is easier to adjust to these keys on a 5. Moreover; if you ever get a Worship pastor that likes to change keys on the fly (all he/she has to do is change their capo) because of the singer/s, it will also be quicker to comply. Also, a Rosewood fretboard (less harsh than maple) is best overall in case one day you go to in ear monitors. Jazzes fit into different music styles better than any other bass-that is why so many companies copy it.
On the back of The Disciples first album he's credited with this photo of him and his signature bass.
On the back of The Disciples first album he's credited with this photo of him and his signature bass.
Jesus only needed one string.
I play my Peavey TL-5 and in the past I have played: a pbass knockoff, an ibanez SR305, Washburn 6 string, ibanez musician, Washburn status 1000 (basically a status, just a different name on it), fbass BN4, and a peavey foundation 5. So basically every type of bass you can find. The player at my current church, I just switched a few months ago and I have yet to play, plays either a Warwick Streamer, or a Ibanez Roadster. There is no best bass, it is only a matter of playing what fits. I could make any bass fit if I wanted to.
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